Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.17/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$125.17

82 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.97

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	510	125.33	639	39
Medium and Large 1	585	125.22	733	40
Medium and Large 3	468	122.33	573	3thin

One grade step is worth $3.00/cwt here — about $66 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale82 hd

125.17

—

AL average15 barns · 1,511 hd

127.13

−1.97

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,388	84.48	1,173	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	59.06	706	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	52.56	515	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,635	52.00	850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 lots · USDA AMS · Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	126.32/cwt	125.00–128.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	154.02/cwt	150.00–158.00	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	141.92/cwt	140.00–144.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	131.24/cwt	128.00–135.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	134.69/cwt	133.00–138.00	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	146.47/cwt	143.00–150.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	142.95/cwt	139.00–148.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	819	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	891	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	780	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	162.69/cwt	158.00–166.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	166.98/cwt	166.00–168.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	733	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	55.76/cwt	54.00–57.00	637	3
Bulls	—	—	1,388	84.48/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,173	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	52.56/cwt	50.00–55.00	515	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,255	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	10,417	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	982.50/cwt	940.00–1,025.00	10,464	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,245	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.06/cwt	122.00–127.00	650	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	133.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	134.03/cwt	133.00–136.00	765	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	137.95/cwt	136.00–140.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	872	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	138.67/cwt	138.00–140.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	114.46/cwt	111.00–118.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	126.67/cwt	125.00–129.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	795	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	134.44/cwt	131.00–138.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	733	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	134.98/cwt	133.00–138.00	614	3

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Mon Mar 8, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 268Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 32Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 44Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	125.00–128.00	126.32
7	—	423	150.00–158.00	154.02
4	—	578	128.00–135.00	131.24
6	—	527	133.00–138.00	134.69
4	—	466	139.00–148.00	142.95
3	—	390	158.00–166.00	162.69
2	—	323	166.00–168.00	166.98
2	—	678	111.00–118.00	114.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	143.00–150.00	146.47
2	—	460	150.00–152.00	150.99
2	—	580	140.00–141.00	140.50
2	—	405	164.00	164.00
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	127.00	127.00
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
1	—	595	126.00	126.00
2	—	458	131.00–138.00	134.44
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	140.00–144.00	141.92
4	—	706	107.00	107.00
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
1	—	605	118.00	118.00
17	—	520	122.00–127.00	125.06
6	—	424	130.00–135.00	133.36
2	—	365	136.00–140.00	137.95
3	—	468	125.00–129.00	126.67
3	—	555	120.00–122.00	120.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	672	116.00	116.00
6	—	601	122.00	122.00
3	—	428	138.00–140.00	138.67
16	—	568	129.00	129.00
3	—	455	133.00–138.00	134.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	127.00	127.00
1	—	465	123.00	123.00
1	—	525	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	156.00	156.00
1	—	430	161.00	161.00
24	—	571	133.00–136.00	134.03
11	—	631	126.00	126.00
1	—	725	116.00	116.00
2	—	660	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	153.00	153.00
11	—	666	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,205	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,142	54.00–57.00	55.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	50.00–55.00	52.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	84.00–85.00	84.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	830.00	830.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	940.00–1,025.00	982.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	1,100.00	1,100.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Ashville Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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